Stone Masonry Conservation

The Pineapple: or the Dunmore Pineapple, is one of Scotland's most remarkable buildings. Standing a mile north of the village of Airth, it was built by the 4th Earl of Dunmore, John Murray, in 1761.Due to a previous poor lead detail, Water ingress behind the lead flashing was causing internal dampness.We were employed to lift the existing stone copes, Lay down a new damproof membrane and re-set copes level and aligned. The four ornate stone urns were dismantled and then re-set. Cracked and defective sections were carefully repaired using stainless steel threaded rod and epoxy resin fixing grout. Minor cosmetic repairs were carried out using Lithomex stone repair restoration mortar. Natural hydraulic lime mortars were used for all bedding and jointing of stone.